February 24, 2025
India's sugar production fell 12 per cent to 19.7 million tonnes till February 15 of the current marketing year ending September mainly due to lower output in Maharashtra and Karnataka, according to industry body Isma data.
Sugar marketing year runs from October to September. The data of sugar production is after diversion of sweetener for ethanol making.
In a statement on Monday, Indian Sugar and Bio Energy Manufacturers Association (Isma) said that sugar production till February 15th, 2025 in the current 2024-25 marketing year reached 197.03 million tonnes as against 224.15 million tonnes in the corresponding period of the preceding year.
Among states, Isma data showed that sugar production has fallen in Uttar Pradesh to 64.04 million tonnes from 67.77 million tonnes.
In Maharashtra, the production has dipped to 68.22 million tonnes from 79.45 million tonnes, while the output in Karnataka fell to 35.80 million tonnes from 43.20 million tonnes during the period under review.
As per ethanol supplies data up to January 31, Isma said that sugar diversion towards ethanol is estimated around 14.1 million tonnes against a diversion of around 8.3 million tonnes in the year-ago period.